The Washington critic., 1887-03-07
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions of the
National CapituI,

Fare for each person on all lines, cents.
Tickets are sold by driver or conductor of
all cars, for % cents, good on any line.
Washington and Georgetown Railroad-Starts
at Georgetown, corner of High street, down
Bridge street, across Rock Creek, east along
Pennsylvania avenue, passing circle con.
tanning Mills statue of Washington; Cor
coran Gallery, State, War and Navy Depart.
mcnts; Presidents House Lafayette Square,
containing Mills equestrian statue of An
drew Jaokson; Department of Justice (halt-
Ing ut Fifteenth street, where transfers are
given to Fourteenth street Branch) Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De
pnrtment; again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Willard'sand other hotels, and through
the principal business portion of the city,
crossing seventh street west at Center
Market twherc transfers are given TO the
seventh Street Branch, going north toward
Boundary street or south to Potomac River,
past Botanical Gardens to Naval Monument
(here transfers are given TO branch running
to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, as
ccnding south side of Capitol lilll, contin'
uing along street south TO Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
tho Marine Barracks to Nayy-Yard gate.
Returning, same route and conditions.
FourteGnth.strcet Branch - Starts at New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, out
Fourteenth street 10 boundary, passing
Franklin Square and Thomas Statue. Re
turning, same route. Transfers given to and
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
cars TO Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, y cents additional.
Seventhstreet BranCh-Starts at Boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and Postonices, Oid'Fel-
lows Hall. crossing PENNSYLVANIA avenue
at Genre Market and City Postoilice twherc
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
lincl, continuing across the Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu-
scum, to the wharvcs of the Mount Vernon,
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
Metropolitan Rallway-Lcaylng Georgetown,
where II makes u circuit of West, High,
Fayette, Second, DumbartOn and Mont
gomery streets, passing near Georgetown
College, Academy Of the Visitation, High
Service Reservoir, and oak Hill Cemetery,
over Rock Creek TO = street north, thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the pala-
tiGl residences Of the West End, including
that of the British minister; along Seven
tcenth street west TO II street north, Four
teonth street to +, passing W illard's and the
Ebbitt House, crossing Ninth street (where
transfers are given to the Ninth,strcct
Branch, past the Patent and Post Offices,
10 Fifth street, to Louisiana avenue, passing
Judiciary Square, City Hall, and Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue to street, by
the Baltimore and Ohio depot to Delaware
avenue, TO B street north, TO First street
east, thence along East Capitol street to Lin.
coin Park. Returning, same route going
west, except along New Jersey avenue and
u street instead of Indiana avenue.
Cars also Leave the west front Of the state,
War and Navy Departments at conyenent
intervals, connecting with above line ut
Seventeenth and II streets.
Ninth street Branch-Starts at northern ter
minus of seventh street west (wherc II con
meets with Silver Springs BranclQ, diversing
20 Ninth street. thence south, passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and Postoilices at T. street (wlcre
transfers are given TO main limo east or
VEST, thence 70 i street, passing Centre
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot,
sixth street tn Missouri uNNnlp. To FDuI=
and.ahalt street, thence TO the Arsenal
gate and steamboat wharyes, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
Silver Springs Branch-Starts from northern
terminus of Ninth.strcet Branch, following
Seventh street road, past Howard Uniyer.
sity and SChnetZen Park, TO entrance 10
grounds Of Soldiers Home. Returning,
same route.
Columbia Rallway-Stnrts at Fifteenth street
west, southeast of Treasury Department,
along New York avenue 10 is intersection
with Massachusetts avenue ut seventh
street; thence on Massachusetts avenue to
II street north, past the Government Print
ing Onice 10 Boundary and beginning Of
Baltimore turnpike and Bcnuings Bridge
road. Returning, same route.
North Capitol and O Street Tor Belt Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and Fuu'
and a.halt street, thouco east 10 First wr't,
north TO q street, west 10 Fourth street.
north 10 7 street. west to Eleventh street,
south To L street north, west 10 Fourteenth
Twelfth street, south to Virginia avenue
and east To starting point Returning, -nut
route, except passing east over U Instead Of
L street,
This line also has short connecting roads run
ming 10 tho Centre Market, Potomac riyor
steamboat wlaWcs, Bureau OF Engraving
and Printing, Washington Monument aud
Eleventh and boundary,
Anacostla Railroad Starting from foot Of
Seventh street, along NJ street south,
past navy.yard gate. to Twelfth street east,
and over the AnacOstia Bridge TO Union.
town and tho Government Hospital for the
Insane. Returning, same route, Transfers
{. and from Avenue Line or Seventh street
Branch Washington and Georgetown Ran
road, 3 cents,
HcrdC coaches arc running from the Navy
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue TO rwuutyr
second and q streets northwest, Fare, .
cents; six tickets for % cunts Hlrse.uar
tickets are also received rs fare,
Herdc cabs are run 10 any part OF the city.
Fare, % cents, within I mile; IS cents per
hour for one passengers 81 per hour for
more than one stands, East Capitol front
and Pennsylvania avenue and seventh
street northwest.